Iceland's leftist coalition was confirmed April 26 as the winner of the country's general election — a blow for the pro-business Independence Party that many blamed for the collapse of the country's banking system.

Results showed that a left-wing coalition made up of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement won 34 out of the 63 seats in parliament.

With 97.9 percent of the votes tallied, the Social Democrats won 30.5 percent of the vote, or 20 parliamentary seats, while the Left-Green Movement won 21.5 percent, or 14 seats. Both parties have long said they will form a coalition government. The left-wing coalition is led by interim Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir.

The two parties are part of a caretaker government that took office in February after public protests about Iceland's economic collapse toppled the previous, conservative administration.